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Chapter XVIII
PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire? Coal wouldn't burn in the open hearth. She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down. Wood hadn't proved so abundant on the hills as she had hoped. Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “Coal wouldn't burn in the open hearth.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Coal wouldn't burn in the open hearth.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
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From this reading Wood hadn't proved so abundant on the hills as she had hoped.
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From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wood hadn't proved so abundant on the hills as she had hoped.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
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From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
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From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Coal wouldn't burn in the open hearth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coal wouldn't burn in the open hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
one or the other of two
From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
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From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
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From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
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From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
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From this reading Wood hadn't proved so abundant on the hills as she had hoped.
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From this reading Coal wouldn't burn in the open hearth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
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From this reading Wood hadn't proved so abundant on the hills as she had hoped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wood hadn't proved so abundant on the hills as she had hoped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Coal wouldn't burn in the open hearth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wood hadn't proved so abundant on the hills as she had hoped.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Coal wouldn't burn in the open hearth.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wood hadn't proved so abundant on the hills as she had hoped.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Wood hadn't proved so abundant on the hills as she had hoped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Coal wouldn't burn in the open hearth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
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From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
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From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
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From this reading Coal wouldn't burn in the open hearth.
